Ryan P. Heller is a Partner at the Firm and joined as an associate in 2017, specializing in the areas of commercial vehicle liability, transportation law, product liability, construction law, municipal liability, and other general liability in both New York and New Jersey. Throughout his career, he has successfully represented hundreds of both individual and corporate clients on matters of auto defense, risk management, community association defense, premises liability, coverage issues, and other litigation. Mr. Heller also has extensive experience in emergency response investigations and the resolution of catastrophic losses.
Mr. Heller has been included on the Rising Star list by New Jersey Super Lawyers in 2021-2024 for his work in the area of Civil Litigation Defense. He is also an active member of the Claims Litigation Management Alliance and Trucking Industry Defense Association.
Prior to joining Callahan & Fusco, Mr. Heller served three years as trial counsel to a litigation firm in New York State and tried numerous cases to verdict throughout the state. He has significant experience in complex depositions, investigations, appeals, and trial advocacy. He has achieved defense verdicts through both jury trials and arbitration formats for major insurance carriers, large corporations, and private individuals. Mr. Heller also specializes in high-value negotiations and mediations to mitigate risk and resolve critical matters.
While in law school, Mr. Heller also worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Frank A. Sedita, Jr. in Erie County, as an assistant in the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, and as a summer associate at a Buffalo litigation firm while serving as an editor for the Buffalo Law Review.
Education
John Carroll University (B.A. in History and Political Science, 2010)
University at Buffalo Law School (J.D., 2013)
Bar Memberships
New Jersey, 2013
New York, 2014
Court Admissions
United States District Court for the Western District of New York, 2014
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2018
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2018
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, 2020
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2018
Professional Associations
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP)
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